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Weekly jobless claims rise unexpectedly as stimulus boost fades
Fred Imbert@FOIMBERTKEY POINTS
- The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial jobless claims for the week ending Sept. 19 came in at 870,000.
- Economists polled by Dow Jones expected first-time claims to come in at 850,000, down slightly from the 860,000 claims reported for the previous week.
WATCH NOWVIDEO02:03Weekly jobless claims total 870,000, vs 850,000 expected
The number of first-time filers for unemployment benefits were slightly higher than expected last week as the labor market continues its sluggish recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial jobless claims for the week ending Sept. 19 came in at 870,000, adjusted for seasonal fluctuations. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected first-time claims at 850,000, down slightly from the previous week’s 860,000.
Without the adjustment, about 825,000 people filed last week, up from the previous week’s 796,000. More than 6 million people a week filed during the peak of the layoffs in the spring, when Congress approved $600 a week in supplemental benefits. The supplemental benefits expired this summer……More Here
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